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Gastroesophageal reflux - series: Procedure, part 1

 Procedure, part 1

Gastroesophageal reflux - series
Illustrations:

  • Normal anatomy
  • Indication
  • Incision
  • Procedure, part 1
  • Procedure, part 2

    • Currently, the laparoscopic procedure is being performed more frequently. Long narrow instruments are passed through small incisions in the abdomen, and the surgery is viewed using a long narrow camera passed through one of these incisions.

    Update Date: 9/7/2008

    Updated by: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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